Roots: The Gift
1988 · Movie · PG · 93 min · ★ 7.1
On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North. Based on the characters from the novel Roots by Alex Haley.
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Details
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-12-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 93 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (13 votes)
Themes
- holiday
- freedom
- slavery
- racism
- captive
Cast & crew
LeVar Burton
as Kunta Kinte
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Fiddler
Avery Brooks
as Cletus Moyer
Kate Mulgrew
as Hattie Carraway
Shaun Cassidy
as Edmund Parker, Jr.
John McMartin
as Edmund Parker, Sr.
Jerry Hardin
as William Reynolds
Annabella Price
as Sarah Parker
Michael Learned
as Amelia Parker
Fran Bennett
as May
Directed by Kevin Hooks